Career Bridge (www.CareerBridge.wa.gov) brings together valuable career planning information in a single web site. You can: view careers and employment demand by region, learn how much you’ll earn, and find education programs needed for a new career. It's also home to the state's Eligible Training Provider list. Get help navigating the site.--Information card

High Skills, High Wages is the roadmap for Washington's workforce development system, envisioning a vibrant economy fueled by a skilled workforce. The Workforce Board is beginning its process for establishing a new and updated High Skills, High Wages.

The Workforce Board oversees funds
received through the federal Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education
Act--a multi-million dollar grant that helps educators better prepare students
for the workplace. The Workforce Board compiles an annual report with the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction and State Board for Community and Technical Colleges. Viewprevious reports.

Young Adult
Unemployment

Fourth Workforce Board legislative report focuses on the multiple pathways that can help young adults, 18 through 24, find their way to economic independence. Archived Reports

Washington Employers' Workforce Training Needs and Practices

Every two years, the Workforce Board surveys employers on a range of topics including hiring challenges, employee skill gaps and productivity pressures. 2012Previous Surveys

Skill Gap Reports

The Workforce Board regularly compares the production of middle-level skill workers to future demand to determine where our high-demand fields are.

A Skilled and Educated Workforce - A 2015 joint report from the Washington Student Achievement Council, the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges and the Workforce Board. Includes assessment of high employer demand programs of study.